Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCovenant College
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$64Mrevenue
FY2025 · +19% in 3 yrs1,018staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.8%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.1%
Middle half of peersMedianCovenant College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $64M spent
Programs$56M87%Management and general$5.0M8%Fundraising$3.1M5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Federal awards stopped after FY2021
$3.3M in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.6M in FY2023 and −$2.3M in FY2024. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
25 of 27 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI86funders
$1.8Ma year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncSince FY2020$155k$155k$168k$180kVjs Charitable Private FoundationEvery year since FY2017$75k$75k$75k$76k$75k$100k$100kFoundation for Christian SchoolsSince FY2020$100k$100k$200k$100kChristian Education Charitable Trust CoOn and off$110k$12k$106k$85k$85kHugh and Charlotte Maclellan Charitable Charitable TrustEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$30k$28k$33k$83k$88kThe Long Bay Charitable FoundationOn and off$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$306k$516k$383k$1.2M$1.4M$769k$753k42 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$62k$32k$123k$472k$173k$242k$372k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund